NBA MVP Rankings - 3 Feb

James Harden solidified his case for the MVP this week with the first official 60-point triple-double in NBA history, but there are still plenty of players in contention. DeMarcus Cousins, who had been hovering around the bottom portion of the list, tore his Achilles this week, so this will be his last week on the honorable mention list, but it could boost Anthony Davis' candidacy now that he is the lone star in New Orleans. Here are my current rankings for the 3 biggest awards, with previous rank in parentheses and stats from their best game of the past two weeks below:

Most Valuable Player

1 (1) James Harden - HOU
1/30 vs. ORL: 60 pts, 10 reb, 11 ast, 4 stl, 19-30 FG, 5-14 3P, 17-18 FT

2 (3) Russell Westbrook - OKC
1/25 vs. WAS: 46 pts, 6 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 19-29 FG, 1-3 3P, 7-10 FT

3 (2) LeBron James - CLE
1/28 vs. DET: 25 pts, 8 reb, 14 ast, 8-15 FG, 1-4 3P, 8-9 FT

4 (8) Giannis Antetokounmpo - MIL
1/26 vs. BRK: 41 pts, 13 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk, 14-20 FG, 3-3 3P, 10-11 FT

5 (4) DeMar DeRozan - TOR
2/2 vs. POR: 35 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 11-22 FG, 6-10 3P, 7-8 FT

6 (6) Anthony Davis - NOP
1/22 vs. CHI: 35 pts, 9 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 14-23 FG, 6-8 FT

7 (5) Kevin Durant - GSW
1/25 vs. MIN: 28 pts, 10 reb, 11 ast, 2 stl, 3 blk, 10-19 FG, 6-9 3P, 2-2 FT

8 (7) Stephen Curry - GSW
1/27 vs. BOS: 49 pts, 4 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl, 16-24 FG, 8-13 3P, 9-10 FT

9 (9) Kyrie Irving - BOS
1/21 vs. ORL: 40 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast, 14-23 FG, 5-7 3P, 7-8 FT

10 (NR) Jimmy Butler - MIN
2/1 vs. MIL: 28 pts, 4 reb, 6 ast, 8-15 FG, 2-5 3P, 10-11 FT

Honorable Mention: Victor Oladipo - IND, DeMarcus Cousins - NOP

Rookie of the Year

1 (1) Ben Simmons - PHI
1/26 @ SAS: 21 pts, 5 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 10-11 FG, 1-2 FT

2 (3) Donovan Mitchell - UTA
2/2 @ PHX: 40 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 2 stl, 14-19 FG, 7-9 3P, 5-5 FT

3 (2) Jayson Tatum - BOS
2/2 vs. ATL: 27 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 4 stl, 11-19 FG, 5-5 FT

4 (4) Lauri Markkanen - CHI
1/28 vs. MIL: 17 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast, 6-10 FG, 2-4 3P, 3-3 FT

5 (5) John Collins - ATL
1/24 vs. TOR: 13 pts, 16 reb, 4 blk, 5-13 FG, 3-4 FT

Sixth Man of the Year

1 (1) Lou Williams - LAC
1/26 @ MEM: 40 pts, 2 reb, 10 ast, 4 stl, 12-19 FG, 4-10 3P, 12-14 FT

2 (2) Jordan Clarkson - LAL
1/21 vs. NYK: 29 pts, 6 reb, 10 ast, 3 stl, 12-19 FG, 1-5 3P, 4-5 FT

3 (4) Bobby Portis - CHI
1/24 @ PHI: 22 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 8-12 FG, 1-2 3P, 5-6 FT

4 (3) Jeremy Lamb - CHA
1/22 vs. CHI: 18 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast, 7-12 FG, 3-6 3P, 1-2 FT

5 (NR) Michael Beasley - NYK
1/25 @ DEN: 21 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl, 6-8 FG, 1-1 3P, 8-10 FT

Honorable Mention: Nikola Mirotic - NOP